Minotaur 16k unveiled, a new game in development for the Atari 600XL

Yet more Atari news, this time focusing on Minotaur 16k, another up and coming release for 8-bit 600XL computer.

Although there isn’t a huge amount of information on this title at present, Stargunner, the game’s developer, shared some information about the game on the AtariAge forum, stating that not only is it a work-in-progress, but what has been revealed thus far is just a “mini-game” that makes up a part of the overall product.

Whilst the name suggests that full game might be inspired by the legend of the fabled Minoan labyrinth at Knossos, gameplay footage uploaded to YouTube reveals what appears to be simple, yet remarkably challenging maze-based game where players attempt to navigate their way to an exit located somewhere on-screen.

Whilst it might not look especially impressive visually, it’s important to remember that the 16 kilobytes is an extremely restrictive amount of memory in which to store anything, so we’ll be interested to learn more about this game as development progresses.